Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-20
HOME AND FARM.


Have no drinking. profane farm
help
Tomato scions have been success
fully grated on to potato stalks, but
to no advantage.
Washington is the best shaded
city in the world. At present there
are 63. 600 shade trees in the streets
Peach trees sometimes look as if
affected with '.yellows." when the real
cause is the borer in the body OF the
tree near the ground.
1t is beneath the dignity of a lady
to handy words with servant. An
impertinent maid implies weak mis-
tress.-Ihe Advance.
Said Lucretia Mott, when asked
how she managed never to have any
trouble with servants: Il never ask
them to do any thing I know they
won't do"
1t is said that scratches in horses
can be speedily cured by washing the
diseased parts thoroughly with warm
suds and then applying a coat of var
nish-
Boiling water made strong with
ammonia and applied with whisk
broom, cleans willow chairs admira-
bly,. Soap should never be used as it
turns them yellow.
Care should be exercised in en-
ploying farm labor. A hireling that
will flee when the wolf cometh, reject.
Good and reliable men command good
wages. Employ no others. Rural
New Yorker.
Baked Squash. small Hub
bard squash in five or six pieces, re-
move seeds, ETC., and wash. Put in a
dripping-pan with sufficient water to
keep from burning, and bake until
tender. Remove from the shell, mash
fine, season with butter, pepper and
SALT and one teaeup of sweet milk.
Serve very hot farm, Field and
Stocknadn.
Tapioca Cream.-Two tablespoon
fuls of tapioca, one pint milk, putting
both in vessel in kettle of water,
boil until we'll cooked, one or two
eggs. beating the yelks with about two
tablespoonfuls of sugar and little
salt; boil two minutes. When cold,
beat the whites to a stiff froth, stirring
it into the tapioca. Flavor with lemon
or vanilla. Farmer and Mdnufact-
urer.
Chocolate Custard. Make a boiled
custard with one quart of milk. the
yelk of six eggs. six tablespoonful of
sugar, and half cupful of grated va
nilla chocolate. Boil until thick
enough, stirring all the time. When
nearly cold, flavor with vanilla, pour
into cups and put the whites of the
eggs, beaten with powdered sugar, on
top.-Ioledo Blade.
Meat Salad. Chop one or two
pounds of corned beef fine. then take
two-thirds of cup of vinegar. one
tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoon
full Of mustard and one egg, beat alto
gether and pour into the frying pan
and let boil, then stir in the meat
thoroughly and cook about three min
utes. and put in vegetable dish to
mould. Serve in slices when cold. -
Boston Budget.
Southern Mullins. Take one quart
of flour, one teaspoonful of salt and a
tablespoonful of sugar. Rub in one
heaping tablespoonful of butter and
lard mixed, and one tablespoonful of
Irish potato we'll mashed. Pour in
three well-beaten eggs and half a cup
of yeast. Make into soft dough with
warm water. Knead well. Set to
rise over night When light, drop in
wel1-greased molas. Set in a warm
place for two hours and then bake.
These are superior to any other muf-
fins.-St. Louis Republican.
BY keeping stock one can use the
wheat and oat straw more profitably
than it can be used otherwise. The
wheat crop is one that must be old.
and although straw can not be count
ed as stock feed, yet cattle and horses,
when otherwise we'll fed. seem to en-
Joy the run around straw stack, eat
ing some and converting the balance
into good manure. Every thing grown
on the farm that stock will eat, should
be saved and given to them, and
enough stock to eat all is about what
the farm should carry. Cincinnati